As bad as this may sound, the Patriots should be thankful he was injured. This 6’6, 265lb beast at tight end has almost single handedly lead quarterback Tom Brady and the Patriots to Super Bowl 46. Every team that let him drop that far in the draft has been haunted every time he touches the ball, ask the Washington Redskins.
Gronkowski defined going into “Beast Mode.” He had 6 receptions for 160 yards and 2 touch downs. Most notably, he turned an easy 10 yard out route into a bulldozing 49 yard reception. In doing so he posturized multiple Washington defenders, making them look like they hadn’t ever made a tackle. Click on this link to witness for yourself. "Gronk Goes Beast Mode"
For the Patriots sake, they better hope Gronkowski is healthy enough to do the same against the New York Giants this Sunday. Even though Brady has other weapons, 90 receptions for 1,327 yards and 17 touch downs might let the Giants know who Brady trusts most. If Gronkowski is out, this Super Bowl is sure to be closer than expected.
Considering the Giants have one of the most threatening defensive lines in the NFL and Brady might be “Gronkless”, we might be viewing a whole different ball game. No team can replace a player like him. After seeing him play, it seems most teams can not cover a 6’6, 265lb target like him either.
New England’s head coach Bill Belichick might want to figure out a new red zone offense if Gronkowski is unable to play Sunday. With his speed, strength, height, and incredible ability to snatch the ball away from his body, Gronkowski has proven to be a sure thing. Considering he has a “bad wheel”, only game time will tell how big of a threat he will continue to be.
High ankle sprain history has shown to be detrimental for any player, even a guy like “Gronk.” For the love of wanting to watch the most competitive game of all, on the biggest stage of all, I hope Gronkowski plays in the Super Bowl. I want to see the best against the best and Gronkowski has already proven to be one of the best.
The link looks a little messy. Why not embed the video or write the title of the video and link it?
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree more. Would you care to shed some light on how to do just that? I'm honestly not too great with computers, so I'm open to some teaching any time it is offered lol.
ReplyDeleteJB, there are small symbols next to the bold italicize and underline symbols. Scroll your cursor over these symbols and paste the link into the video or link symbols box. That's the best way I can explain it without actually being there with you to show you.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I think Gronkowski will be fine as long as he only has the ankle sprain. He's had two weeks to get swelling and inflammation down.
By comparison, I had a high ankle sprain during pregame warm-ups of a football game a few years back. I could not walk well or put much weight on it for about an hour, but once I got it taped real well I felt fine. Sure, I was sore, but it no effect on my ability to run, jump or make a break. I played and practiced like that during that game and for the last three weeks of the season. As long as my ankle was taped extremely well I could do anything on it with minimal pain. If I could do that, I imagine Gronkowski will do the same.
Thank you sir. I found out how to change the link and put a video into my blog. As for "Gronk", he deffinitely did not look up to par during the game. But, after the game he sure did bust out some dance moves for having a bad wheel.
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